Anywhere
Street View for water
Street-level scouting before the put-in.
WatrWays · Curated water context
A better map for the water.
The world's most complete waterway dataset — rivers, lakes, launches, hazards, depth data, and community knowledge, all in one living map built for boaters, paddlers, and anglers. Unlike road maps, WatrWays is built entirely around the water.
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/ The idea
We do not sell destinations. We design the distance between you and generic map clutter.
WatrWays is built backward from the decisions people make before they launch: where to put in, what the bank looks like, how the bottom changes, and what local hazards matter.
The point is not adding more layers for the sake of layers. The point is keeping the useful water-specific context in one place so each trip starts with less guesswork.
/ The Journeys
Three ways
to lose the map.
Three water-first routes through the product. Keep scrolling to move across the band.
LOST
Geo Water Guesser
Get dropped at a random location and try to guess your location
Everywhere
USGC & Nautical Charts
Contours and bathymetry for the water under you. + MORE
Scroll to travel
/ The Experience
Four moves. That's the workflow.
01 — Explore01
Explore
With all of the Watrways layers and views theres nothing else you need to explore any waterway from anywhere. Find destinations, hazards, USGS markers, etc
02
Live View
Using the charts that Watrways provides, you can essintallly use it as a mobile depth finder as youre out on the lake, track the speed, the route etc. Available in 3D as well
03
Contribute
Everyone is welcome to become a contributor by either uploading (360 videos, Community Photos, Depth Charts, and more. Our goal is to be able to put together a diverse dataset of Earths water
04
3D Water Depths
Come back with your saved context already in place instead of rebuilding the same local knowledge every trip.
/ The Experience
Four moves. That's the workflow.
01 — Explore01
Explore
With all of the Watrways layers and views theres nothing else you need to explore any waterway from anywhere. Find destinations, hazards, USGS markers, etc
02
Live View
Using the charts that Watrways provides, you can essintallly use it as a mobile depth finder as youre out on the lake, track the speed, the route etc. Available in 3D as well
03
Contribute
Everyone is welcome to become a contributor by either uploading (360 videos, Community Photos, Depth Charts, and more. Our goal is to be able to put together a diverse dataset of Earths water
04
3D Water Depths
Come back with your saved context already in place instead of rebuilding the same local knowledge every trip.
/ The stay
Where you land matters as much as where you go.
On WatrWays, the equivalent of the stay is the local context around the launch. A route is only as good as the first hundred yards when you arrive in real life, so that context has to be visible.
Street-view routesCaptured by us
Launch contextSaved to place
Road-map biasRemoved
/ By the numbers
Small on purpose. Specific on purpose.
0
miles of waterways charted in 3D
0
miles documented in first-person POV
0
contributors charting the water
0.0 TB
of imagery and map data stored
I opened a map. I came home with a year's worth of useful context.
- a better pre-launch workflow
Questions.
Common questions about watrways, how the map works, and what you can do on the water.
Get in touchA river-first map for saving and finding useful waterway details. You can search locations, mark pins, and keep notes around launches, docks, hazards, and routes.
watrways Support
Have a question?
Let's talk.
Have a question, found something missing, or want to help shape the map? Send a note and we will follow up.
Quick response
Straightforward replies from the team building the map.
Clear next steps
Useful context, not a generic support loop.
